CM Sonowal speaks to his counterparts, requests them for ‘safekeeping’ people of Assam 

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday had telephonic conversations with his counterparts of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, Rajasthan and Karnataka and requested them for the ‘safe keeping’ of the people of Assam stranded in their respective States.

While talking to Uddhab Thackeray of Maharashtra, Vijay Rupani of Gujarat, Pinarayi Vijayan of Kerala, Ashok Gehlot of Rajasthan and BS Yediyurappa of Karnataka, Chief Minister Sonowal conveyed the requests to take care of the people of Assam by providing them with food, accommodation and security.

“I will be grateful to you if you please direct your respective district administrations for the safekeeping of the people of Assam who for sake of their professional, academic, medical and other requirements got stranded in your respective States,” Sonowal said.

Sonowal also told his counterparts that in Assam, the entire government machinery has been alerted to provide ‘safekeeping’ including food, accommodation and security of people from the other States of the country and who have got stuck up in Assam in view of the COVID-19 lockdown. He added that his government has already received letters from other State governments to help the people of their States in Assam, and that the government is doing its best to help them.

The Chief Minister informed that his government has also sent letters to different State governments requesting them to help the stranded people of Assam.

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